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From: Logical Language Group <lojbab@GREBYN.COM>
Subject:      Re: TECH: TANSTAAFL
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To: Erik Rauch <rauch>
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I owuld say "free" is "no jdini", which does not mention money units.
If the normal place value is a money unit, though, using "li" is working at
a different abstraction level, and seems inconsistent semantically.

The price is not the quantity "0" because we don't mat for goods with
quantities, but rather with quantities OF something.

lojbab